Amazon has just dropped the price of its Fire phone to 99 cents from $ 199.99 on a two-year contract through AT&T, or to $ 450 dollars through the NEXT 18 program by paying $ 18.75 per month (for 24 months) with $ 0 down and 0% interest. According to Amazon Vice President Ian Freed, customers will still be able to take advantage of 1 [Read More…]

Update Twitch has now made the official announcement on their acquisition by Amazon via a post from their CEO Emmett Shear. He stated, “We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster. We’re keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon’s support we’ll have the resources to bring you [Read More…]

Amazon may be about to make an end run around Google in a bid to purchase the Twitch.tv game video streaming service. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon will acquire Twitch.tv for over $ 1 billion, according to an unnamed source.

If you have yet to pull the trigger on Amazon’s Fire TV — now is the time. Amazon is offering a $ 15 discount on their streaming set top box, bringing the price down to just $ 84 with free shipping. The offer is only good for a limited time (though we’re not sure how long) so get in while the getting is good.

On the fence about whether to pick up the Amazon Fire TV? How about if we gave you a gentle nudge over that proverbial fence? Amazon is, for a limited time, offering the new gadget for $ 84, a savings of $ 15 (15%) off the normal price. What’s more, Amazon will toss in free shipping for… Read more »

Amazon has just launched a new service called Live App Testing. It’s designed to allow developers for the Amazon Appstore in general, and Kindle Fire and Fire Phone in specific set up and distribute apps to QA and beta testers.